If this is true, the amount of negligence is astounding.
https://twitter.com/jtLOL/status/1452281397255839761
There may be circumstances where live ammunition is needed for filming, but it should never be stored anywhere near blanks. Really, it'd be better to film any live ammo scene at a different location or different date than any scene involving blanks.
This report claims the gun was handled by at least three people who thought it was unloaded. Nobody took the few moments necessary to check the cylinder to verify it was actually unloaded. This could have been stopped at several different points by several different people.
Given how rare these sorts of accidents on set are, it was clear from the beginning there were serious safety protocol breaches. The details are still shocking, though.
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